Bailey: Rahim Moore isn’t as down as people think

Bailey concedes the 59-yard TD was entirely his fault but argues he was in position on the 32-yarder. So, in his eyes, that bad afternoon doesn’t foreshadow an abrupt drop in his game. ‘‘Just recognizing what he was doing faster. A guy like that you can’t be a half-step behind,’’ Bailey said. ‘‘He got me on that play. The second TD he just made a great play, caught me slipping. But on that long touchdown play early in the first half, he got away from me. The guy’s fast. You can’t lose a half-step. It’s my responsibility. When that guy runs down field, I’ve got to be on top of it. Error on my part, and they took advantage of it.’‘

Bailey’s transgressions were largely overlooked in the immediate aftermath of that game because safety Rahim Moore allowed Jacoby Jones to score on a 70-yard touchdown pass in the waning seconds of regulation. Bailey will try to help the third-year safety overcome that Bill Buckner-like ball-through-the-legs moment and he said Moore has the right frame of mind to get over it.’‘'Let’s go try again,’ that’s pretty much his mentality,’’ Bailey said. ‘‘I don’t think it affected him as much as people think. Because he got so much better last year. I can’t wait to see him improve this year. People want to talk about one play ... even with myself, you can’t define somebody off one play.’‘

It's good to know that Rahim Moore is getting on with this business, since most (reasonable) Broncos fans didn't expect him to cry himself into a puddle of blue and orange goo.

As a wiser feller than myself once said: "Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, he eats you."

As a side note, notice that Bailey confirms our thinking on the first touchdown to Torrey Smith: Rahim Moore wasn't even supposed to be in the same zip code.

Two misnomers came out of the last playoff game. The first was the idea that Rahim Moore lost Denver the football game. The second was the idea the Champ Bailey is in some way finished as a cornerback. Neither idea holds a lick of water.

Nice article. Thanks, TJ

Posted by Doc Bear on 2013-04-16 20:01:49

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Posted by EastCoastBronco7 on 2013-04-16 16:37:59

"Sometimes you're the windscreen, sometimes you are the bug" (Dire Straits)

Posted by VonSwenson on 2013-04-16 16:20:11

Well when you say it like Sam Elliott, it comes out as bar, LS.

Posted by TJ Johnson on 2013-04-16 16:07:11

My favorite variation is "sometimes you get the elevator, sometimes you get the shaft."

Posted by carsonic on 2013-04-16 15:59:23

I think the quote is sometimes you eat the BEAR.

but other than that great quote..

I think Champ will let the coaching staff know when or IF he is ready for safety.

Personally I think with his speed and knowledge of the game he would be perfect for it adding 4-5 years to his game. There would be not a better center fielder in football.

Posted by Lonestar47 on 2013-04-16 15:56:40

I think Rahim Moore has already shown us that he can rise from the ashes like a pheonix.